 |
These are the messages that have been posted on inthe00s over the past few years.
Check out the messageboard archive index for a complete list of topic areas.
This archive is periodically refreshed with the latest messages from the current messageboard.
This is a topic from the Celebrity Heaven forum on inthe00s.
Check for new replies or respond here...
Subject: No More Life on the Street: Yaphet Kotto Passes Away at 81
Written By: LyricBoy on 03/16/21 at 5:20 am
Legendary leading man and character actor Yaphet Kotto (born Frederick Kotto) has passed away at the age of 81, in the Philippines. :\'(
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/yaphet-kotto-dead-dies-alien-bond-villain-1234931654/
Kotto burst on the scene in his breakthrough role as the Bond villain Mr. Big in the movie Live and Let Die in ‘73. He followed that up with his awesome portrayal of real-life villain Idi Amin in the TV action flick, Raid on Entebbe in ‘77. 8)
On the small screen he was in fare such as Homicide: Life on the Street, Death Valley Days, The A-Team, and Hawaii Five-O. During his heyday, Kotto was a monster, showing up in movies and TV shows all over the place. 8)
Subject: Re: No More Life on the Street: Yaphet Kotto Passes Away at 81
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/21 at 4:35 am
Legendary leading man and character actor Yaphet Kotto (born Frederick Kotto) has passed away at the age of 81, in the Philippines. :\'(
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/yaphet-kotto-dead-dies-alien-bond-villain-1234931654/
Kotto burst on the scene in his breakthrough role as the Bond villain Mr. Big in the movie Live and Let Die in ‘73. He followed that up with his awesome portrayal of real-life villain Idi Amin in the TV action flick, Raid on Entebbe in ‘77. 8)
On the small screen he was in fare such as Homicide: Life on the Street, Death Valley Days, The A-Team, and Hawaii Five-O. During his heyday, Kotto was a monster, showing up in movies and TV shows all over the place. 8)
So sad to hear this news.
Here also appeared in "Alien" (1979)
Subject: Re: No More Life on the Street: Yaphet Kotto Passes Away at 81
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 03/18/21 at 8:18 am
And the actors are more or less dying in the same order. (Tom Skerritt depends on which cut you go by.) Going by the theatrical cut, Tom Skerritt was skipped when Ian Holm died, and Veronica Cartwright would be next. However, going by the 2003 "Director's" cut (which Ridley never officially endorsed), there's the cocoon scene, meaning Skerritt would be next.
Pretty strange coincidence, but that's all it is. :o
Subject: Re: No More Life on the Street: Yaphet Kotto Passes Away at 81
Written By: LyricBoy on 03/18/21 at 6:18 pm
And the actors are more or less dying in the same order. (Tom Skerritt depends on which cut you go by.) Going by the theatrical cut, Tom Skerritt was skipped when Ian Holm died, and Veronica Cartwright would be next. However, going by the 2003 "Director's" cut (which Ridley never officially endorsed), there's the cocoon scene, meaning Skerritt would be next.
Pretty strange coincidence, but that's all it is. :o
You are not suggesting a cast curse are you?
Subject: Re: No More Life on the Street: Yaphet Kotto Passes Away at 81
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/21 at 1:51 pm
You are not suggesting a cast curse are you?
No curse, it's just the way of life.